Illuminated display device



May 24, 1932. H. c. KEYES ILLUMINATED DISPLAY DEVICE Filed Dec. 29, 1950,

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Patented May 24, 1932 \I-IENRY C. KEYES, OF KINGMAN, ARIZONA ILLUMINATED DISPLAY DEVICE Application filed December 29, 1930. Serial No. 505,399. I

This invention relates to ash trays and similar receptacles and has for one of its objects to provide a novelty ash tray which combines in a single structure, an ash receiver, and a frame for receiving and exhibiting pictures and the like.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of the character described in which provision is made for the illumination of the picture and in which the illuminating means preferably comprises a small electric lamp, the current for which is furnished by an electric battery of the dry cell type, the lamp and battery being housed within the 15. base of the article thereby providing a selfcontained unit which may be readily moved from place to place if desired.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a combined ash tray and illuminated picture frame which will be simple in construction, comparatively inexpensive to manufacture and more efficient in use than those which have been heretofore proposed.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in the novel details of construction and combinations of parts more fully hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the appended 39 claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification in which like reference characters designate like parts in all the views Figure 1 is a perspective view of an ash tray constructed in accordance with the present invention;

Figure 2 is a central vertical sectional view of the tray shown in Figure 1; and

Figure 3 is an inverted plan View of the parts shown in Figure 2, the removable slide or cover member for the bottom being removed.

In the said drawings 5 indicates a base which may be substantially rectangular in form and which is provided at one side with an upright extension 6 preferably, although not necessarily, integral with the said base. The upper surface of the base 5 is recessed as at 7, to form an ash receiving receptacle and the walls surrounding the said recess 7 are provided with a plurality of lugs 8, the upper faces of which are concave as clearly shown in Figures 1 and 2, for receiving and holding cigarettes, cigars and the like, as will be readily understood.

The lower portion of the base 5 isalso'recessed as indicated at 9, which recess may be closed by a suitable closure memberlO, slidably or otherwise associated therewith to provide a chambe-r for thereception of an electric battery 11 which is, or may be of the well known dry cell flash light type. a

The upright extension 6is provided wit an aperture 12 which is closed by a glass or other transparent plate 13 as-clearly shown in Figure 2. Behind the transparent plate 13 an spaced therefrom by means of an offset 14 formed in the member 6, is the picture bearing 1 medium 15retained in place bythe removable back member 16"which may be provided with the rotatable button or spring 17, the ends of which" are adapted to be received in theslots or recesses'18 formed in theside walls of the upright extension 6 is further recessed as at -19, at the bottom ofwhich recess there is provided a socket or receptacle 20 for the reception of an electric lamp 21, see Figure 2, The

center contact member 22 of the socket 20 is positioned to engage'the spring contact member 23 of the electric battery 11 and the other PATENT O 7' terminal 24: of the said battery may engage a spring member 25 rigid with thelbase 5' and constituting a conductor to nal of the socket 20. 1

The base 5 andvextension 6 are preferably molded as a single unit either from metal or from some non-conducting composition such for example as bakelite, artificial'onyx and.

the otherv termithe like, and when the part are formed of metal thecontact 25 as well as the socket 20 may be grounded thereon, in the well known manner. On the other hand, should the;tray be formed of non-conducting material, the conductor 25 may take the form of a strip of metal ,imbedded in, or secured to the base member and extending to the socket membe 20 as indicated in Figure 3.

It will be obvious from the above described construction that with a lamp such as 21 in place in the socket 20 after the dry cell battery 11 is positioned within the recess 9 and cover member l0 put in place, the contact spring 23 of the said battery will engage the center contact of the lamp socket 20 While the other terminal 24 of the battery will engage the contact member 25, thus completing the circuit and causing the lighting of'the lamp 21. The light rays from the said lamp will travel upward in the space 26 between the transparent plate 13 and the picturebearing medium illuminating the latter and ren- .dering it'visible through the aperture '12.

The source of light is, of course, hidden from the eye and being self-contained in the. base, the entire device may be readily transported .fromplace to place if desired.

It is obvious that those skilled inthe art may vary the details of construction as well as the precise arrangement of parts without departing'from the spirit of the invention, and therefore it isinot wished to be limited to the abovedisclosure except as maybe required by the claims.

a What is'claimed is:

1. A device of the class described, comprising a base having a recess in the. under portion thereof, and a second recessex-tending; upwardly from and communicating, with said-first recess; an upright extension car- 'ried by said base above said second recess, having a vertical chamber communicating therewith; a transparency mounted: in-said aperture toward one side of said second recess; a, picture-bearing medium removably positioned in said aperture toward the oppo- 1 site side oiisaid second recess-and spaced from soc et.

said transparency; an electric lamp and socketmounted in said second recess an electrrcbatteryim said first recess; and a closure for: saitdfirst recess for maintain-ingsaid batin: velectrical connection with said lamp .2. Afdevice of the class described, comprisin'ga base provided with a pair of connected'recesses and with an upright extension having an aperture therein; a transparency coveringisa-id aperture; a picture-bearing medium: behind and spaced from said transparency; an electric lamp mounted in one recess: of-said base; and an electric battery "within: the other recess of said base: and. connectedto said lamp, whereby the-latter'may illuminate the space between" said transparencyzand picture-bearing medium to enable thelatter to be viewed through said transparency. Y a I In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

HENRY G. KEYES. 

